One day this month saw the sale of the medals of a naval war hero and the collection of a long-serving art critic with a keen eye for pictures

A Coldstream Guards private earned this honour at Inkerman before becoming Florence Nightingale’s personal bodyguard

My February issue of HistoryExtra magazine arrived today and I was fascinated to see the cover image informing readers of “Lucy Worsley’s hunt for a London serial killer”. The image (below) itself see

When Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, the Army numbered just over one million men, comprising both the regular forces and the part-time Territorial Army. The National Service (Armed

Silver, red or even black, marriage gowns of the past were seldom white, until Queen Victoria opted for the hue of purity in 1840, discovers Matthew Dennison

The King’s Trust, formerly The Prince’s Trust, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Working with young people, The Trust believes that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no ma